Culvert

[frenchie]

Does anyone here ,know if 6 ft is high enough for stock to walk through a steel culvert.

 

[Jake]

yeah it's spose to be, the old concrete bridges were about that high, and the cows could walk under them.

 

[frenchie]

thanks

 

[Wewild]

We've gott'em going through something less than 6'. I have to bend over good and I'm 6'. The middle has been mashed down purty good maybe 6". 6 foot should be fine. You may have to coax them through the first time. Once one goes they'll all go.

 

[frenchie]

We've gott'em going through something less than 6'. I have to bend over good and I'm 6'. The middle has been mashed down purty good maybe 6". 6 foot should be fine. You may have to coax them through the first time. Once one goes they'll all go.

I can get a 6 1/2 footer for $300.oo more. Maybe I should just plan on that.

 

[CattleAnnie]

Be careful, Frenchie. Six and a half feet might be high enough for them, but you could closeline yourself if you've a notion to make your horse follow them through. ;-)

Take care.

 

[certherfbeef]

Be careful, Frenchie. Six and a half feet might be high enough for them, but you could closeline yourself if you've a notion to make your horse follow them through. ;-)

Take care.

Cattle Annie, you sound as though you are speaking from experience!!!

 

[frenchie]

Be careful, Frenchie. Six and a half feet might be high enough for them, but you could closeline yourself if you've a notion to make your horse follow them through. ;-)

Take care.

What height would you suggest.... Are you getting this nice weather..

 

[CattleAnnie]

Well now, I haven't brained myself on a culvert yet, but I've knocked enough corners off my german decendant head to be able to pass for any other whitey nationality now on various other non-threatening objects. Worst in recent memory was a load levelling air device under the tractor unit I was tightening a set of chains on. Got a dandy egg with special Easter colouring on that corner for a few days.

Basically, just kidding you, Frenchie. Whatever height floats yer boat.

Weather has been super weird here still. Wind that would make a National Comb-over Hair Style Lover's Convention a sight for sorer eyes than usual at night, temperatures above zero (gotta like that part except...) have led to water running across the roads as the culverts are all still frozen shut.

This morning when I went out I also noticed another oddity. The pickup had slid backwards two lengths down the drive from where I'd left it the night before. Good thing Honey left a few round bale rings to be repaired where they inadverently ended up halting that one ton's rondevoux (sp) with the tractor's forks.

Perversely, the weatherman is calling for a drop to minus 20 for Sat and Sun, so I expect I'll be hustling a bunch of new calves and their mommas to the barn over those days. It's supposed to warm back up again on Mon, so will have a chance to sleep then I guess.

Take care and keep your stick on the ice.

 

[Angus Cattle Shower]

keep your stick on the ice.

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